Ban smoking in cars, says British Medical Association

[Ant1981]

there is always someone else to blame 

your car develops a fault, its your problem. its as simple as that!

That's right, always someone else to blame.

You throw a burning ember on the road and cause danger, someone elses fault 

[Mr Blue]

Get over it you lot 

Back on topic: Make cigs illegal!!!! 

[The Mighty Elvi]

Back on topic: Make cigs illegal!!!! 

Whoa there horsey!   


Here are some figures for you all to digest.  Should keep this thread going.

From a bit of research and figures from the Department of Health and Revenue and Customs.

Approx 80% of the UK population do not smoke.

So only 20% are smokers.

According to a written response from the DoH in 2009:

“smoking is the largest single cause of preventable illness and premature death in the UK. It kills 106,000 people every year and costs the British taxpayer more than £1.7billion a year in treatment bills alone. It causes 84 per cent of deaths from lung cancer and 83 per cent of deaths from chronic obstructive lung disease, including
bronchitis”

2011/12 NHS budget is £106 Billion
Cost of treatment is £1.7 Billion
Tax revenue from tobacco 2010-11 is £11.1 Billion

Net GAIN = £9.4 Billion

Or to put it another way.  If you banned smoking the Government would LOSE £11.1 Billion in spending but would gain only £1.7 Billion from not having to treat people.

But these people would now be living longer.  So you would have to factor in their benefits/pensions, and offset this against any tax revenue they would generate by working etc..

It get complicated.  But all in all probably wont amount to £11.1 Billion, or there about.

HTH

Jonathan.

[R32UK]

That's right, always someone else to blame.

You throw a burning ember on the road and cause danger, someone elses fault 

According to the figures above there are approximately 13,000,000 people in the UK smoking. If we were to say an average of 3 cigs a day that equals just below 40 million cig butts discarded.

Lets say a measly 5% are out of a car window. Thats 2,000,000 a day. Which is 730,000,000 a year.

How many people die through cigs throws out of a car window?? 

Seems like smoking in your car is safer than smoking at home judging by the number of house fires started by cigs.

[AlanD]

They should make us special smokers only lanes instead seeing as us smokers pay more tax and keep this country going

[raptorSE]

If you got kids in the car fair enough dont smoke but if your on your own whats the bloody problem its my own space and its my car. This country gets worse.

Lifting a fag to your lips is no bloody worse than scratching your head when driving they gonna ban thats aswell 

[Dan_GTi8v]

I'm sure drink driving kills more, lets ban booze!

isn't drink driving already illegal?

[Martz]

That's right, always someone else to blame.

You throw a burning ember on the road and cause danger, someone elses fault 

According to the figures above there are approximately 13,000,000 people in the UK smoking. If we were to say an average of 3 cigs a day that equals just below 40 million cig butts discarded.

Lets say a measly 5% are out of a car window. Thats 2,000,000 a day. Which is 730,000,000 a year.

How many people die through cigs throws out of a car window?? 

Seems like smoking in your car is safer than smoking at home judging by the number of house fires started by cigs.

Agreed.

So lets ban smoking at home instead! 

[SoundillusioN]

I'm sure drink driving kills more, lets ban booze!

isn't drink driving already illegal?

Nope, there is just a limit.

[Dan_GTi8v]

the limit being when you are under the influence, therefore its illegal!